Vatican City
The smallest country in the world offers the heart of Catholicism and among the
world's finest art collections, including the Sistine Chapel and the Raphael
Rooms (ceiling pictured). Go to Vatican City!

Austria
Belvedere Palace (pictured) is just one of many palaces found in Vienna. The capital
is a good start to Austria, which also features the Alps, the Lakes District, and
incredible history & food. Go Now!

Latvia
Latvia is small, but has a diverse history, foods, and architecture (shown), which
includes aspects from both Eastern and Western Europe. Begin Your
Journey!

Social Life in Macedonia

Behavior

The Macedonians are very well aware of the world around them as well as the differences
in opinions and behaviors. Because of this they are quite understanding of various
cultures and foreigners so odd behaviors are generally accepted (but not encouraged).

Your behavior should begin with modesty as being loud, rude, showing off wealth,
or dressing provocatively will get you stares. Likewise, placing yourself above
others or boasting is viewed negatively.

As a visitor to Macedonia, just try to follow the lead of the locals by dressing
in like manner (see below for details), dining in the local etiquette (see our Macedonia Dining & Food Page),
and avoid sensitive conversation topics, such as politics, finances, and business
unless initiated by your local counterpart.

The traditional dress in Macedonia is quite varied. This small mountainous country
has dozens of traditional outfits, most of which are based on region or city as
each part of the country had different traditional dresses. However, there are a
number of similarities across all these people in the way they dressed. Women tended
to wear full dresses, generally in white, red, and black; they were generally loose-fitting
with long sleeves and an apron over the top. For men, the style was similar as red,
white, and black vests first caught the eye, but loose-fitting white shirts that
fell nearly to the knees like a smock were also commonly worn over white pants.

Today these traditional outfits can only be found on special occasions as nearly
no one wears them on a regular basis. More common today is to wear modern western-styled
clothing that is similar to clothes found throughout the world. These clothes can
range in style and design significantly just as they can elsewhere.

As a visitor to Macedonia you are welcome to wear any western-styled clothing, but
do dress for the occasion as churches and more formal settings require long pants,
but if wandering around a city as a tourist shorts and a t-shirt was just fine.
Also be sure to dress for the weather as the country has significant seasonal variations.